Thursday, October 4, 2007

The Gossips

Brian Hirsch takes the horror reins again today and unearths another disgustingly excellent Mister Mystery treat for us, thus giving me and my overheated scanner a much needed break. But I’ll be back for the attack tomorrow unless some other good hearted person out there has some scans they’d like to share as well.

YEP NO SURPRISES HERE, BUT THAT FINAL PANEL IS ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC I'VE EVER SEEN. SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT THE STORIES TO DO SOMETHING THIS OBVIOUS----IN THE NAME OF SUPERNATURAL VENGEANCE I MEAN!

Yeah, the whole point of pre code comics was to give you what you want and entertain, right? Wertham would have wanted a more wholesome and educational approach, and that of course is the biggest killer of fun.

Great!!,so far the best story you've posted this October,i agree the set-up was obvious,but i didn't see THAT ending coming!and even though the art work had a few weak spots(the heads look really big)it made the story distinctive,in fact so far MISTER MYSTERY has come up with some really original set ups for poetic justice murders,rivaling EC in fact,and reading the story aloud(in John Carradine & monty python falsettos)just makes it better.

Your Horrible Host of Horrors

(aka Steve Banes) Editor / co-editor of IDW's Chilling Archives of Horror Comic Books: ZOMBIES, RETURN OF THE ZOMBIES, DEVIL TALES, and MUMMIES, as well as co-host of the bi-monthly HAUNTED HORROR comic series and HAUNTED LOVE miniseries. (All image scans and photography by me from items found in my own personal, putrid collection-- except where noted.)

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